Harvard Law School remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
With the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Harvard Law School affiliates share remembrances and testaments to her transformative presence on the Court.
In Memoriam: Ralph D. Gants ’80, a tireless advocate for access to justice (1954-2020)
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants ’80, a tireless advocate for access to justice, died on Sept. 14. Gants had been hospitalized since Sept. 4 following a heart attack. He was 65.
‘Every drop in the ocean counts’
After COVID-19 erupted earlier this year, Sidharth Chauhan LL.M.’21, who grew up in the foothills of the Himalayas, helped lead a multi-layered effort to address the pandemic in rural India.
The law is ‘tested and illuminated during this pandemic’
In the first colloquium of a sweeping new series, “COVID-19 and the Law,” five Harvard Law faculty members grappled with the challenges, limitations, and opportunities of governmental powers during a public health crisis.
HLS sports law journal tackles publicity rights in college sports
The Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law publishes special edition focused on the NCAA and the rights of student-athletes to profit from their own name, likeness or image.
Preparing Harvard grad and professional schools for remote fall
Across the University, the graduate and professional schools spent the summer taking a hard look at what they were doing and why, to ensure that students will not miss a beat in their education or experience.
Dissecting racial disparities in Mass. criminal justice system
A new report by the Criminal Justice Policy Program analyzes why Black and Latinx people are overrepresented and receive tougher sentences.
‘Mix the stuff of your lives together until you find what shines’
First Class, an organization started by Harvard Law students to offer community and resources for low-income and first-generation college students, hosted a welcome reception for incoming students this August.
James Sonne ’97 to help lead new Religious Freedom Clinic this fall
Sonne, who founded a similar program at Stanford, discusses the importance of representing vulnerable, marginalized, and underrepresented clients and communities.
HLS announces Weil Legal Innovators Program
Harvard Law School today announced plans to participate in the 2021-2022 Weil Legal Innovators Program (WLI), a paid fellowship that enables incoming students to defer their first year of law school to work at a WLI partner nonprofit organization.